There are 7 ways to get from Colombo to Iowa State University by plane, shuttle, bus, or taxi
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Fly to Des Moines, shuttle
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Des Moines (DSM)plane CMB - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
26h 9m$1,807–6,222Fly to Mason City, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mason City (MCW)plane CMB - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Amesbus
27h 28m$757–1,777Fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)plane CMB - FOD
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Iowa State Universitytaxi
25h 38m$867–1,902Fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane CMB - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
31h 5m$781–1,820Fly to Omaha, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Omaha (OMA)plane CMB - OMA
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
31h 32m$1,568–4,401Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane CMB - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
32h 21mFly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane CMB - MSP
- Take the bus from MSP Airport to Amesbus
30h 45m$1,182–3,917
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Iowa State University is to fly and bus which costs $750 - $1,800 and takes 27h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Iowa State University is to fly and taxi which takes 25h 38m and costs $850 - $1,900.
The distance between Colombo and Iowa State University is 9161 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 9m to get from Colombo to Iowa State University, including transfers.
Iowa State University is 10h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 8:42 PM in Colombo and 10:12 AM in Iowa State University.
There are 55+ hotels available in Iowa State University.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Iowa State University, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Iowa State University. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), walk to Des Moines International Airport, IA, take the shuttle to Ames, IA - Iowa State University, then walk to Iowa State University. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Mason City (MCW), walk to Mason City, take the bus to Ames, then walk to Iowa State University.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Omaha via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Omaha via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mason City via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Omaha via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Istanbul, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Abu Dhabi, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport via Dubai, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Omaha via Doha, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Omaha via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Des Moines via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Omaha via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Istanbul, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Mason City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
Bus from MSP Airport to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–85
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waterloo to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $140–170
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